Thursday , 2 July 2026

US Sassuolo Calcio vs Cosenza Calcio, Serie B 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Serie B · 2024-25
US Sassuolo Calcio
2 – 1
Full Time
Cosenza Calcio
Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 14:00 UTC Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore 4,521 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 60' Michael Venturi
Luca Moro 86' 1–1
Luca Lipani 90' 2–1
Y 68' Massimo Zilli
Jeremy Toljan 77' Y
Y 85' Charlys
Y 90' Michael Venturi

Overview

Match Preview

US Sassuolo Calcio vs Cosenza Calcio — Serie B at Stadio Mapei - Citta del Tricolore.

Match Details

  • Referee Alberto Santoro
  • Assistant 1 Gamal Mokhtar
  • Assistant 2 Andrea Bianchini (Italy)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Venezia FC 38 82
2 Frosinone Calcio 38 81
3 AC Monza 38 76
4 Palermo FC 38 72
5 US Catanzaro 38 59
6 Modena FC 2018 38 55
7 SS Juve Stabia 38 51
8 Calcio Avellino SSD 38 49
9 Mantova 1911 SSD 38 46
10 Padova Calcio 38 46
11 AC Cesena 38 46
12 Carrarese Calcio 38 44
13 UC Sampdoria 38 44
14 ACD Virtus Entella 38 42
15 Empoli FC 38 41
16 FC Sudtirol 38 41
17 SSC Bari 38 40
18 AC Reggiana 38 37
19 Spezia Calcio 38 35
20 Delfino Pescara 1936 38 35

Head-to-Head

2
US Sassuolo Calcio 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cosenza Calcio
Last 5 meetings
2024-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Cosenza Calcio 2024-09-21 Cosenza Calcio 0–1 US Sassuolo Calcio

Recent Form

US Sassuolo Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Cosenza Calcio H 2–1 W
26 Dec AC Pisa 1909 A 1–3 L
21 Dec Palermo FC H 2–1 W
14 Dec Frosinone Calcio A 2–1 W
08 Dec UC Sampdoria H 5–1 W
29 Nov AC Reggiana A 2–0 W
Cosenza Calcio
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec US Sassuolo Calcio A 1–2 L
26 Dec US Catanzaro H 1–1 D
21 Dec Carrarese Calcio A 0–1 L
14 Dec AC Cesena A 1–2 L
07 Dec Frosinone Calcio H 0–1 L
01 Dec AC Pisa 1909 A 2–2 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: US Sassuolo Calcio gets underway.
  • 5' It looks surprising Cosenza Calcio does not make any changes. Luca Strizzolo has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. made 0 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' It’s high time Massimiliano Alvini made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. US Sassuolo Calcio needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 25' Cosenza Calcio seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 30' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 35' Christian Dalle Mura needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 40' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 40 minutes.
  • 45' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 50' Cosenza Calcio is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 55' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 57' Edoardo Pieragnolo is replacing Josh Doig for the US Sassuolo Calcio side.
  • 58' Another substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio to replace Flavio Russo by Luca Moro on 58 minute.
  • 60' Goal! Michael Venturi scores his 4 goal in 153 matches.
  • 63' The Cosenza Calcio manager makes a substitution. Riccardo Ciervo departs to be replaced by Manuel Ricciardi.
  • 68' It’s gonna be a card for Massimo Zilli.
  • 72' US Sassuolo Calcio manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Luca Lipani is hanging Andrea Ghion on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' It’s a booking for US Sassuolo Calcio player. Jeremy Toljan gets a card.
  • 78' Another substitution for Cosenza Calcio to replace Aldo Florenzi by Andrea Rizzo Pinna on 78 minute.
  • 83' Cosenza Calcio started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 83.
  • 85' The referee shows Cosenza Calcio player a card on 85.
  • 86' Goal! Luca Moro scores his 11 goal in 236 matches.
  • 88' The Cosenza Calcio manager makes a substitution. Baldovino Cimino departs to be replaced by Tommaso D'Orazio.
  • 90' Goal! Luca Lipani scores his 1 goal in 418 matches.
  • 90' Cosenza Calcio receives a card for a hard tackle on 90.
  • 90' Time for substitution for US Sassuolo Calcio. Armand Lauriente is replaced by Janis Antiste.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Cosenza Calcio.

Lineups

US Sassuolo Calcio Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Fabio Grosso

Cosenza Calcio Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Massimiliano Alvini

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Michael Venturi 1
Armand Lauriente 1
Luca Moro 1
Luca Lipani 1

Head to Head

2024-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Cosenza Calcio 2024-09-21 Cosenza Calcio 0–1 US Sassuolo Calcio

US Sassuolo Calcio Form

2024-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Cosenza Calcio W 2024-12-26 AC Pisa 1909 3–1 US Sassuolo Calcio L 2024-12-21 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Palermo FC W 2024-12-14 Frosinone Calcio 1–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W 2024-12-08 US Sassuolo Calcio 5–1 UC Sampdoria W 2024-11-29 AC Reggiana 0–2 US Sassuolo Calcio W

Cosenza Calcio Form

2024-12-29 US Sassuolo Calcio 2–1 Cosenza Calcio L 2024-12-26 Cosenza Calcio 1–1 US Catanzaro D 2024-12-21 Carrarese Calcio 1–0 Cosenza Calcio L 2024-12-14 AC Cesena 2–1 Cosenza Calcio L 2024-12-07 Cosenza Calcio 0–1 Frosinone Calcio L 2024-12-01 AC Pisa 1909 2–2 Cosenza Calcio D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.66 US Sassuolo Calcio xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Cosenza Calcio xG
I would bet for: US Sassuolo Calcio to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio57% Draw25% Cosenza Calcio18%
Actual: US Sassuolo Calcio win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

US Sassuolo Calcio or Draw
82%
Draw or Cosenza Calcio
43%
US Sassuolo Calcio or Cosenza Calcio
75%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
US Sassuolo Calcio37% Draw47% Cosenza Calcio16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.4%
1 – 0
11.5%
2 – 0
10.1%
0 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6%
3 – 0
5.5%
3 – 1
5.2%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.4%
0 – 2
3.2%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — US Sassuolo Calcio

Handicap US Sassuolo Calcio covers Push Cosenza Calcio covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 24% 47%
-0.5 53% — 47%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

US Sassuolo Calcio keeps clean sheet
40% ✓
Cosenza Calcio keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.